It's a little free library, and it is in someone's front yard in Oregon City! This photo came from a news article in the local paper, and ever since I saw it, I knew that I wanted one of these in my yard, too.
The idea is that you make a little "house" in your yard, next to the sidewalk. You attach a sign that says "Little Free Library," and you fill it with books for others to check out. People walking by your house can "check out" a book. They don't have to have a library card or anything. They don't even have to sign for it. They can read it and then bring it back, or they can replace it with another book. It's just a neighborhood way to share books.
Cool!
When I googled Little Libraries, I got tons of hits. Here is the home organization. If you google Little Libraries, you will find lots of news articles about the libraries, and how they are helping people to be more neighborly. Uh, and read.
You can register your little library at the website, and then people on vacation in your city--that would be people who are really into these libraries--will stop by your library when they're in town.
Here are some more photos of these cool little libraries. There are tons of photos on the website. These are just a few of my favorites.
Maybe I can get Mr. Haynie to build a little library for Laurel Lane. What do you think?
5 comments:
Hey, we totally have one of these in the neighborhood where we go on walks! I haven't checked out any books though. It's a really quiet neighborhood, so it kind of feels like stealing. Haha.
Oh, I saw the same article and wished to have one in my front lawn!! It hasn't happened yet, but I love the idea!
So cool! I love that idea.
Looks like fun. My first thought was that putting one out in front of our house wouldn't get much traffic...maybe we should put one out our back fence by the seminary building.
Our new building has a building library that isn't very well organized. I am hoping that I can get it better organized so that more people use it. It isn't on the street, but with over 60 apartments, there are certainly a lot of people who can share with each other.
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